Friday, March 20, 1998Regular season · 10 games

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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 91–79.

Final · Box score

Grizzlies92

Bulls98

Final · Box score

Raptors99

Pistons105

Final · Box score

Nets92

Pacers99

Final · Box score

Sonics80

Lakers93

Final · Box score

Warriors87

Heat93

Final · Box score

Nuggets88

Wolves104

Final · Box score

Hawks108

Knicks109

Final · Box score

Blazers87

Magic102

Final · Box score

Jazz91

Sixers79

Final · Box score

Hornets92

Spurs82

On this day · 1996–97Mar 20, 1997: 6 games. Top scorer: Rony Seikaly (Magic-Warriors), 28 points.

Mar 20 in other seasons2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1996

The lead · Jazz-Sixers

Utah handles Philadelphia by 12

Bison Dele goes for 24 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break

By quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Jazz	15	26	28	22	91
Sixers	20	17	21	21	79

Who led

Karl MaloneUTA23 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST

Jeff HornacekUTA11 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST

Allen IversonPHI28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Theo RatliffPHI9 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST

Top scorers tonight

Bryant Reeves VAN30

Allen Iverson PHI28

Tim Duncan SAS25

Alonzo Mourning MIA25

Grant Hill DET25

Dele tops the night at 69.1 FPTS

Top 8 FPTS

DeleDET · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL

69.1

ZoMIA · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL

60.6

MaloneUTA · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL

54.7

DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST

50.4

CambyTOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK

50.1

ReevesVAN · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

48.6

WesleyCHH · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL

47.6

ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL

47.2

Records so far

Seattle leads the league at 50–16

East

1. CHI50-17

2. IND47-20

3. MIA47-21

4. CHH43-24

5. ATL40-26

6. NYK37-30

7. CLE36-30

8. NJN35-33

9. ORL34-33

10. WAS34-33

11. DET31-36

12. BOS29-37

13. MIL29-37

14. PHI25-41

15. TOR15-51

West

1. SEA50-16

2. UTA49-17

3. LAL47-19

4. SAS45-22

5. PHX44-22

6. POR37-29

7. HOU35-31

8. MIN34-33

9. SAC26-42

10. DAL16-51

11. LAC15-51

12. VAN15-51

13. GSW14-53

14. DEN8-61

The night in charts

Hawks-Knicks combined for 217, 13 more than any other game

Points by game

Hawks-KnicksHawks 108, Knicks 109

217

Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 105

204

Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 88, Wolves 104

192

Nets-PacersNets 92, Pacers 99

191

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 92, Bulls 98

190

Blazers-MagicBlazers 87, Magic 102

189

Warriors-HeatWarriors 87, Heat 93

180

Hornets-SpursHornets 92, Spurs 82

174

Sonics-LakersSonics 80, Lakers 93

173

Jazz-SixersJazz 91, Sixers 79

170

NYK won the closest game by 1

Closest finishes

Hawks-KnicksHawks 108, Knicks 109

+1 NYK

Warriors-HeatWarriors 87, Heat 93

+6 MIA

Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 92, Bulls 98

+6 CHI

Raptors-PistonsRaptors 99, Pistons 105

+6 DET

Nets-PacersNets 92, Pacers 99

+7 IND

Hornets-SpursHornets 92, Spurs 82

+10 CHH

Jazz-SixersJazz 91, Sixers 79

+12 UTA

Sonics-LakersSonics 80, Lakers 93

+13 LAL

Blazers-MagicBlazers 87, Magic 102

+15 ORL

Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 88, Wolves 104

+16 MIN

UTA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback

Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks

Jazz-SixersUTA won · Jazz 91, Sixers 79

5 pts

Blazers-MagicORL won · Blazers 87, Magic 102

4 pts

Nuggets-WolvesMIN won · Nuggets 88, Wolves 104

2 pts

Grizzlies-BullsCHI won · Grizzlies 92, Bulls 98

1 pt

Phills shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand

Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA

PhillsCHH · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL

75% (9-12)

ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL

71% (10-14)

FoxLAL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL

62% (8-13)

MJCHI · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK

62% (8-13)

LaettnerATL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK

60% (6-10)

Final · Hawks-Knicks

Hawks 108Knicks 109

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hawks	31	25	21	31	108
Knicks	31	35	24	19	109

The story

Allan Houston had 21 points as New York beat Atlanta 109-108

Steven Smith led Atlanta with 24 PTS, 4 AST 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the second 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Christian Laettner led the game in fantasy with 35.5 FPTS (20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Raptors-Pistons

Raptors 99Pistons 105

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Raptors	26	27	26	20	99
Pistons	27	33	27	18	105

The story

Grant Hill's 25 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 105-99

For Toronto, Doug Christie had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-19 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 33-27, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter

Final · Warriors-Heat

Warriors 87Heat 93

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Warriors	17	25	21	24	87
Heat	30	14	23	26	93

The story

Miami beat Golden State 93-87 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Alonzo Mourning

Erick Dampier paced Golden State: 12 REB, 10 PTS 25 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

A 30-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter

Fantasy angle

Heating up

Nick AndersonORL

+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg

Points per game

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 47 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Losing minutes

Antonio DanielsVAN

−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg

Minutes per game

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role

Gerald MadkinsGSW

+17.5minutes, today vs season avg

Minutes per game

23 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Minnesota by 16.

Top performances

Bryant Reeves leads the day with 30

Bryant ReevesGrizzlies-Bulls · L

15.5 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST

Allen IversonSixers-Jazz · L

21.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight

28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST

Tim DuncanSpurs-Hornets · L

20.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight

25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Alonzo MourningHeat-Warriors · W

18.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight

25 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST

Grant HillPistons-Raptors · W

21.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight

25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Bison DelePistons-Raptors · W

16.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight

24 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST

Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot

Nick AndersonORL+9.6 23.4 last 10 · 13.8 season

Elliot PerryMIL+7.8 14.6 last 10 · 6.8 season

Bryant ReevesVAN+7.8 23.3 last 10 · 15.5 season

Cedric CeballosDAL+6.5 18.2 last 10 · 11.7 season

Derek FisherLAL+5.5 11.2 last 10 · 5.7 season

Cold

Rony SeikalyNJN−7.5 7.0 last 10 · 14.5 season

Brent BarryMIA−7.3 4.7 last 10 · 12.0 season

Kobe BryantLAL−7.0 8.8 last 10 · 15.8 season

Dennis ScottPHX−6.6 5.3 last 10 · 11.9 season

Olden PolyniceSAC−5.8 2.5 last 10 · 8.3 season

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